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Summer Short Course in Organismic Plant Biology

Students Lucy Delaney (left) and Amy Ny Aina Aritsara collect softwood samples to view vascular tissues under the microscope in Weld Hill’s teaching lab.
Students Lucy Delaney (left) and Amy Ny Aina Aritsara collect softwood samples to view vascular tissues under the microscope in Weld Hill’s teaching lab.

The summer short course occurred in the summer between 2013-2022. It is not currently being offered.

Brandi Zenchyzen (2018): Pinus, short shoot
Julia Dupin (2013): Geranium
Sarah Kopischke (2014): embryo of water liliy
Microscopy image of Aerenchyma

Summer Short Courses in Organismic Plant Biology

Summer short courses in organismic plant biology bring distinguished faculty,  a world-class living collection, and a state-of-the-art teaching microscopy laboratory together to give students from around the world an immersive learning experience. With the opportunity to bring molecular genetic and genomic tools to almost any clade of plants, a key challenge is linking comparative developmental genetics to existing bodies of knowledge; notably the two hundred year legacy of comparative developmental morphology and anatomy. Summer short courses provide vital analytical tools central to understanding the developmental bases for structural and functional diversity. Summer Short Courses are free for all participants.

Summer Short Courses in organismic plant biology are sponsored by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and New Phytologist Trust

Erin Cullen (2017): Quercus
Melissa Lacey (2014): Daisy
Harold Suarez (2015): Aristolochia fimbriata, Fly
Adriana Hernandez (2018): Silene vulgaris, winged petal